Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in The Ashes, 1978/79

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Randall	150	582	498	13	0	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Hughes	129	481	411	8	2	31.38	Australia	v England	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GN Yallop	121	267	212	13	0	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GN Yallop	102	347	307	8	0	33.22	Australia	v England	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	102	254	221	9	0	46.15	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GM Wood	100	392	283	6	0	35.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RW Taylor	97	361	300	6	0	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
WM Darling	91	276	200	9	0	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
PM Toohey	81*	272	184	6	0	44.02	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	2	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Boycott	77	454	337	1	0	22.84	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DW Randall	75	223	196	10	1	38.26	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DW Randall	74*	210	175	5	0	42.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	74	158	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GA Gooch	74	148	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DI Gower	65	141	111	6	0	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
GM Wood	64	243	168	3	0	38.09	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	4	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Miller	64	235	203	5	0	31.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
B Yardley	61*	160	147	3	0	41.49	Australia	v England	Sydney	3	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AR Border	60*	245	203	4	0	29.55	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	59	138	108	7	0	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JM Brearley	53	216	195	2	0	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	49	102	73	5	0	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	49	167	128	3	0	38.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	49	265	212	2	0	23.11	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DI Gower	48*	109	90	4	0	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
KJ Hughes	48	153	142	4	1	33.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
KJ Hughes	48	184	167	6	0	28.74	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GJ Cosier	47	109	74	4	0	63.51	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	4	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
KJ Hughes	46	208	176	4	0	26.13	Australia	v England	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JM Brearley	46	200	148	3	0	31.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AR Border	45*	101	115	9	0	39.13	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DW Randall	45	90	65	3	0	69.23	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	44	111	90	5	0	48.88	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GN Yallop	44	141	136	5	0	32.35	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	43	174	131	5	0	32.82	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JE Emburey	42	147	132	4	0	31.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GN Yallop	41	83	98	4	0	41.83	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	40	145	104	4	0	38.46	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	40	95	87	5	0	45.97	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	38	197	155	1	0	24.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	4	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RW Taylor	36*	160	118	2	0	30.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	36	78	67	5	0	53.73	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GN Yallop	36	182	176	3	0	20.45	Australia	v England	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	35	210	117	1	0	29.91	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	34	136	107	0	0	31.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DI Gower	34	98	68	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JA Maclean	33*	135	83	2	0	39.75	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
WM Darling	33	93	71	2	0	46.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
PM Toohey	32	79	70	1	0	45.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	31	80	89	3	0	34.83	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	30	52	39	4	0	76.92	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
CM Old	29*	113	102	2	0	28.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	29	59	48	4	0	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
AR Border	29	105	115	4	0	25.21	Australia	v England	Melbourne	1	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
KJ Wright	29	76	69	2	0	42.02	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	29	96	78	3	0	37.17	Australia	v England	Sydney	3	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
B Yardley	28	79	75	4	0	37.33	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	27	93	70	1	0	38.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GM Wood	27	75	64	2	0	42.18	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	25	79	42	3	0	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
WM Darling	25	112	63	1	0	39.68	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	2	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	25	110	91	1	0	27.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	24	25	20	3	1	120.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Boycott	23	128	103	0	0	22.33	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	23	54	53	2	0	43.39	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
IT Botham	22	83	80	3	0	27.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GA Gooch	22	128	98	1	0	22.44	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RW Taylor	21*	110	113	1	0	18.58	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
WM Darling	21	100	86	0	0	24.41	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DI Gower	21	72	54	3	0	38.88	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
PH Carlson	21	74	51	2	0	41.17	Australia	v England	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JM Brearley	20*	39	30	2	0	66.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	4	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	20	172	115	0	0	17.39	England	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
PM Toohey	20	33	30	1	0	66.66	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GM Wood	19	88	50	1	0	38.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RGD Willis	19	87	76	0	0	25.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	19	91	80	1	0	23.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	18	68	67	2	0	26.86	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	2	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	18	102	81	1	0	22.22	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	18	85	74	2	0	24.32	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
WM Darling	18	49	37	2	0	48.64	Australia	v England	Adelaide	4	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Miller	18	89	84	2	0	21.42	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AG Hurst	17*	47	39	0	0	43.58	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
B Yardley	17	40	40	2	0	42.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JM Brearley	17	117	104	1	0	16.34	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JM Brearley	17	96	80	0	0	21.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	17	96	80	1	0	21.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GN Yallop	17	107	120	0	0	14.16	Australia	v England	Sydney	3	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
G Boycott	16	98	82	0	0	19.51	England	v Australia	Brisbane	4	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
B Yardley	16	79	70	1	0	22.85	Australia	v England	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RM Hogg	16	41	35	1	0	45.71	Australia	v England	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
KJ Hughes	16	43	44	1	0	36.36	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	2	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GN Yallop	16	41	46	1	0	34.78	Australia	v England	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JD Higgs	16	79	63	0	0	25.39	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
KJ Hughes	16	99	86	2	0	18.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JA Maclean	15	63	63	1	0	23.80	Australia	v England	Brisbane	3	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
KJ Hughes	15	55	40	1	0	37.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DW Randall	15	57	50	2	0	30.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	3	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
WM Darling	15	35	33	1	1	45.45	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	15	30	25	2	0	60.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Sydney, England tour of Australia 6th Test, Feb 10-14, 1979 [Test # 846]

England vs Australia at Adelaide, England tour of Australia 5th Test, Jan 27-Feb 1, 1979 [Test # 843]

England vs Australia at Sydney, England tour of Australia 4th Test, Jan 6-11, 1979 [Test # 840]